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SpaceX plans a move so extreme many engineers call it sheer madness

SpaceX, under the leadership of Elon Musk, is preparing for an audacious test of its Starship vehicle that pushes the ...
Medicine Buffalo

UB engineers tapped for U.S. Space Force solar power project

BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo engineers will help the federal government develop new solar power technologies for satellites and other space-based vehicles. The work is being funded by a ...
Wired

SpaceX Targets 2026 to Test Orbital Flight for Next-Gen Starship Vehicle

It has been two weeks since SpaceX’s last Starship test flight, and engineers have diagnosed issues with its heat shield, identified improvements, and developed a preliminary plan for the next time ...
Los Angeles Times

Orbital Operations Raises $8.8-Million Seed Round

Long Beach-based Orbital Operations raised an $8.8-million seed round led by Initialized Capital to build high-thrust orbital vehicles. The company was founded in 2023 by former Relativity Space ...
Ars Technica

SpaceX’s lesson from last Starship flight? “We need to seal the tiles.”

It has been two weeks since SpaceX’s last Starship test flight, and engineers have diagnosed issues with its heat shield, identified improvements, and developed a preliminary plan for the next time ...
Ars Technica

SpaceX’s Starship vehicle is ready to fly, just waiting for a launch license

This weekend SpaceX engineers completed a final "flight readiness review" for the massive Super Heavy and Starship launch system, declaring the vehicle ready to make its debut test flight. SpaceX ...